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Australian Podiatry Research in Gerontology: A Bibliometric Analysis [PDF]
Journal of Foot and Ankle ResearchBackground To conduct a bibliographic analysis of English language research pertaining to gerontology by Australian resea. Methods A Scopus database search was conducted to identify all Australian gerontology articles published by podiatric authors in ...
Hylton B. Menz +4 more
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Geriatric and Gerontology Research: A Scientometric Investigation of Open Access Journal Articles Indexed in the Scopus Database [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023 Background Scientometric analyses of specific topics in geriatrics and gerontology have grown robustly in scientific literature. However, analyses using holistic and interdisciplinary approaches are scarce in this field of research. This article aimed to
Luiz Sinésio Silva Neto +7 more
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Old age as a basic concept of social gerontology: Linguistic-theoretical aspect [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This article examines the views of modern scientists on the phenomenon of old age, as well as the range of problems and concepts of special social science –gerontology, designed to solve demographic, socio-economic problems of aging.
Saparova K. O., Ruzmetov S. A.
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Deutsche Zeitschrift für SportmedizinBackground: Traditional training methods often lack motivational appeal, resulting in poor adherence. This proof-of-concept study examines the effects of a balance training system on cognitive and motoric function in community-dwelling older adults (CD ...
Rinne K, Brinkmann C, 2
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Why Gerontology Needs Anthropology: Toward an Applied Anthropological Gerontology
Social Sciences, 2023 In this essay, we argue that gerontologists should increase their engagement with anthropologists to increase transdisciplinary collaboration, fulfill the interdisciplinary promise of gerontology as a field, and to ensure the work of anthropologists is ...
Britteny M. Howell, M. Aaron Guest
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A Conceptional Framework for Integration of Architecture and Gerontology to Create Elderly-Friendly Home Environments in Egypt [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2023 The global aging population is rising rapidly leading to significant impacts on the built environment. Egypt is expected to witness a notable increase in its elderly population, prompting a need for proactive measures to address the challenges and ...
Mohamed Nabil Ahmed +2 more
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LITERARY GERONTOLOGY: DEFINITION, HISTORY, CONCEPTS
Lìteraturnij Proces: Metodologìâ, Ìmena, Tendencìï, 2019 The goal of the article is to provide an extended definition and in-depth description of literary gerontology as a branch of humanities. Contemporary world witnesses how the number of elderly people increases that makes the research relevant.
Anna Gaidash
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The critical use of narrative and literature in gerontology
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2012 It is now widely accepted that ’’age’’ and ’’ageing’’ are cultural concepts that are open to question. The thinking encouraged by critical gerontology has been crucially important in provoking questions about the complexities of later life, age and ...
Hannah Zeilig
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The Gerontologist, 2015 India, with a population of 1.22 billion, has a predominantly agriculture-based economy. Its 90 million elderly population heavily depend on their children for financial support and caregiving. Research on aging in India today is focused on the medical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Aging as an independent subject is only taught at a few
Ramamurti V, Panruti +2 more
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Ezzat Hegazy: an Eminent Father of Social Gerontology in The Arabic World [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2019 Professor Ezzat Hegazy (1931-2016), was an eminent social gerontologist. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of social gerontology in Egypt and the Arabic world.
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